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The Sheriff's Office (Sheriff) is the primary civil law enforcement agency of New York City and the enforcement division of the New York City Department of Finance. The Fire Department (FDNY) provides fire protection, technical rescue, primary response to biological, chemical and radioactive hazards, and emergency medical services.
The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is a department of the New York City government tasked with recruiting, hiring, and training City employees, managing 55 public buildings, acquiring, selling, and leasing City property, purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies, overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country, and ...
The government of New York City, headquartered at New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan, is organized under the New York City Charter and provides for a mayor-council system. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for the administration of city government.
The New-York Directory, published in 1786, was the first extant directory for New York City and the third published in the United States.It listed 846 names. A year earlier, the first two in the country were published in Philadelphia – the first, compiled by Francis White, was initially printed October 27, 1785, [1] [2] [3] and the second, compiled by John Macpherson (1726–1792), was ...
Known for his work exposing corruption in the New York City police department and the criminal justice system. Irma Lozada: No freely licensed image available: 1959–1984 1980–1984 First female police officer to die in the line of duty in New York City. Thomas J. Manton: 1932–2006 1955–1960 Later became a U.S. Congressman. Barney Martin ...
New York City Police Commissioner [25] New York City Commissioner of Ports and Trade - this department was repealed. Commissioner of Public Charities - this department was originally formed as part the Department of Public Charities and Correction in 1868. The two were separated in 1895. [10] It was renamed the Department of Welfare in 1920 ...
District Council 37 (also known as DC 37) is New York City's largest public sector employee union, representing over 150,000 members and 89,000 retirees. [1]DC 37 was chartered in 1944 by AFSCME to represent public employees in New York City.
The Human Resources Administration or Department of Social Services (HRA/DSS) is the department of the government of New York City [1] in charge of the majority of the city's social services programs. HRA helps New Yorkers in need through a variety of services that promote employment and personal responsibility while providing temporary ...